11 ix 07: Patriot Day

Yesterday evening was our second class session. last week we began the business of considering the definitions of the basic terms: Philosophy, Art, Craft, Science. We started with "ART", sensibly enough, considering that this is a class at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

Art, we concluded, is essentially a process of, or the product of, self-expression. Pure art has no other motive or source. Although art may be used for a variety of purposes, at this point it has moved into another category, and is not itself.

Yesterday evening we considered Art a bit further, gained a bit more detail, but ultimately retained that fundamental definition.

We began looking at definitions of Science and found that to be primarily a methodical approach to observation and experiment.

I hesitate at the moment to say very much more on the matter.